Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles Fiction an extract by Charles Kingsley

an extract by Charles Kingsley What Katy Did

befriend the king

the Lost Boys

with a chart of all of them on the first page

(Independent)

Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles Fiction an extract by Charles KingsleyAfter a lifetime's close observation of the continent, one of the world's finest Africa correspondents has penned a landmark book on life and death in modern Africa. It takes a guide as observant, experienced, and patient as Richard Dowden to reveal its truths. Dowden combines a novelist's gift for atmosphere with the scholar's grasp of historical change as he spins tales of cults and commerce in Senegal and traditional spirituality in Sierra Leone